Startups that go through an incubator or that are seed/VC funded typically qualify more free credits. The CSPs offer this in the hope that as the company grows

Startups that go through an incubator or that are seed/VC funded typically qualify more free credits. The CSPs offer this in the hope that as the company grows so does their cloud spend. Couple that with the fact that it becomes harder to switch and they more than make up for the initial free credit that was fronted. Alicorn seems to sidestep the incentive model for CSPs entirely, I wonder if they'll add a clause to their free credit programs.